{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lord Baltimore Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":23.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10315881,"projectId":9838192,"letterContent":"Dear Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your thoughtful donation of books and beanbag chairs to our third grade classroom. Your kindness has truly transformed our reading space into a warm, inviting environment where students are excited to dive into stories every single day.\r\n\r\nTeaching reading involves helping students uncover the deeper layers of a text. These new books have allowed us to introduce and strengthen important comprehension skills such as identifying character traits, determining main ideas, and understanding cause and effect relationships.\r\n\r\nAs students read, they are learning to look beyond what a character says and examine their actions, feelings, and motivations. 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About this school
Lord Baltimore Elementary School is
a town public school
in Ocean View, Delaware that is part of Indian River School District.
It serves 615 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
Its teachers have had 19 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 5
615 Students
44 Teachers
120 Atlantic AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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10%
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American, or Asian
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Last updated Feb 19, 2026
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Lord Baltimore Elementary School
$11,174
raised using DonorsChoose
19
projects
funded
16
teachers
funded
39
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
4
projects for
books
Lord Baltimore Elementary School has received support from
30 individuals from Delaware and
9 individuals out-of-state.
